Walter Calmbach, MD
Email: calmbach@uthscsa.edu
Phone: 210-358-3200
Faculty/Administrative Position: Professor / Clinical, Director South Texas Ambulatory Research Network (STARNet), Co-director of the Primary Care Research Methods & Statistics Conference
Interests: Practice-based research networks; Sports Medicine; Primary Care Research Methods & Statistics Conference; Physical activity promotion.
MD: University of Texas Health Science Center - San Antonio, TX
Residency: University of Texas Health Science Center - San Antonio, TX
Fellowship: Faculty Development Center at Waco, Texas.
Select Awards:
1998 |
Texas Academy of Family Physicians Research Award, "Effect of Lower Extremity Strengthening on Rate of Knee Injury among High School Football Players". |
1997 |
Silver Bullet Award for outstanding teacher, UTHSCSA Department of Family Practice |
Select Publications:
- Calmbach WL, Hutchens M. Evaluation of patients presenting with knee pain. part I: history, physical examination, radiographs, and laboratory tests. Am Fam Phys 2003; 68(5): 907-916.
- Dergance JM, Calmbach WL, Dhanda R, Miles TP, Hazuda H, Mouton CP. Barriers to and benefits of leisure-time physical activity in the elderly: differences across cultures. J Am Geriatr Soc 2003; 51(6): 863-868.
- Mouton CP, Calmbach WL, Dhanda R, Espino DV, Hazuda H. Barriers and benefits to leisure-time physical activity among older Mexican Americans. Arch Fam Med 2000; 9 (9): 892-897.
Editorial work:
- Journal - Aging: Clinical and Experimental Research
National Appointments or Offices held:
| 10/2005 - 10/2007 | Chairman, Steering Committee, Federation of Practice-based Research Networks |
| 10/2004 - Present | Member, Steering Committee, AHRQ PBRN Research Center |